162 TRANSFORMING YOUR LEADERSHIP CULTURE
Leadership strategy is about the strategic intent of and for lead-
ership as a collective and what it needs to be and do as capabil-
ity for the whole organization.
Executive and leadership teams bear a responsibility to make
the organization ’ s leadership strategy conscious and explicit.
They need to be as aware and diligent about the leadership
strategy as they are about the business or operations strategy.
Moving the choices that are the expression of strategy into the
team ’ s zone of intentional change can vastly increase the feasi-
bility of change.
The future lies in leadership practices that align vision,
strategic drivers, and core capabilities. First, get the business
strategy right; then work on the leadership strategy. Then get
both to operate as one, and your chance for success accelerates
tremendously.
Lift to the Level That Strategy Requires
We can ’ t imagine any individual or team wanting to take on the
work of transformation unless that amount of change is clearly
needed for the long - term sustainability of the organization. In
reshaping your leadership strategy, fi gure out point A (what you
have today) and point B (required for tomorrow). Become clear
and honest about the gap in your leadership culture between
points A and B. Defi ne it, describe it, and discuss it with team
members. Determine what beliefs and behaviors have to change
to cross that gap. Then decide what level or type of leadership
logic is necessary to implement your organization ’ s strategy, and
make the changes the level requires. The match isn ’ t merely nice
to have; it ’ s a must. Your organization ’ s future depends on it.
Create Safety with Numbers
There are more and less safe ways to start or leverage pub-
lic learning within the senior team. One safe way to start is by